USPTO Patents Application 10777694

Confirmation
No.:

Title:

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

LOEFFELHOLZ ET AL.
10/777,694

FEBRUARY 12, 2004
8254

Examiner:
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2316.1361USC1
AUGUST 10, 2004

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sufficient postage, in an envelope addressed to: Mail Stop Missing Parts, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 on August 10, 2004.

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Name: Carla J. Mauch

Mail Stop Missing Parts
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

23552

PATENT TRADEMARK OFFICE

Sir:

We are transmitting herewith the attached:

13 Transmittal Sheet in duplicate containing Certificate of Mailing

Notice to File Missing Parts of NonPro visional Application - Part 2
1^1 Preliminary Amendment

[3 Check in the amount of $918 for Filing Fee ($770), Late Oath Surcharge ($130), Additional Claims Fee ($18)
^ Petition for Extension of Time

^ Check in the amount of $ 1 1 0 for one-month Extension of Time
^ Return postcard

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papers or any future reply, if appropriate. Please charge any additional fees or credit overpayment to Deposit
Account No. 13-2725. A duplicate of this sheet is enclosed.

MERCHANT & GOULD P.C.
P.O. Box 2903, Minneapolis, MN 55402-0903
612.332.5300

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APPLICATION NUMBER

FILING OR 371 (c) DATE

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER

10/777,694

23552

MERCHANT & GOULD PC
P.O. BOX 2903

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0903

02/12/2004

Todd A. Loeffelholz

2316.1361USC1

CONFIRMATION NO. 8254
FORMALITIES LETTER

*OC000000012572022*

Date Mailed: 05/10/2004

NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION

08/16/2004 HAHMED1 00000054 10777694

FILED UNDER 37 CFR 1.53(b)

01 FC:1001 770.00 OP

02 FC:1051 130.00 OP

03 FCsl202 18.00 OP Filing Date Granted

Items Required To Avoid Abandonment:

An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to file all
required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by
filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).

• The statutory basic filing fee is missing.

Applicant must submit $ 770 to complete the basic filing fee for a non-small entity. If appropriate, applicant
may make a written assertion of entitlement to small entity status and pay the small entity filing fee (37
CFR 1.27).

• To avoid abandonment, a late filing fee or oath or declaration surcharge as set forth in 37 CFR 1.16(e) of
$130 for a non-small entity, must be submitted with the missing items identified in this letter.

The applicant needs to satisfy supplemental fees problems indicated below.

The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:

• Additional claim fees of $338 as a non-small entity, including any required multiple dependent claim fee, are
required. Applicant must submit the additional claim fees or cancel the additional claims for which fees are due.

SUMMARY OF FEES DUE:

Total additional fee(s) required for this application is $1238 for a Large Entity

• $770 Statutory basic filing fee.

• $130 Late oath or declaration Surcharge.

• Total additional claim fee(s) for this application is $MS 3t^> *2<>

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Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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